19911203 TZCA Dar es Salaam2
The evidence was insufficient to prove the appellant made the false cheque, but sufficient to prove he knowingly uttered it and attempted to obtain money by false pretences. No prejudice resulted from the investigator acting as prosecutor.
- Citation
- 19911203 TZCA Dar es Salaam2
- Parties
- Appellant: Lt. Jjimidi Te Chiruru; Respondent: The Republic
- Court
- TZCA
- Jurisdiction
- Tanzania
- Judgment Date
- 3 December 1991
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Appeal From High Court Judgment
- Outcome
- Appeal allowed in part; conviction and sentence on first count quashed; convictions on second and third counts upheld.
- Legal Topics
- Forgery, Uttering False Documents, Attempt to Obtain by False Pretences, Prosecutorial Conduct
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Lt. Jjimidi Te Chiruru
Appellant
The Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal From High Court Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant was the maker or party to the making of a false cheque
- 2 Whether the appellant knowingly uttered a false cheque
- 3 Whether the appellant attempted to obtain money by false pretences
Ratio Decidendi
The evidence was insufficient to prove the appellant made the false cheque, but sufficient to prove he knowingly uttered it and attempted to obtain money by false pretences. No prejudice resulted from the investigator acting as prosecutor.
Court Disposition
Appeal allowed in part; conviction and sentence on first count quashed; convictions on second and third counts upheld.
Orders
- Conviction and sentence on first count set aside
- Appeal on second and third counts dismissed
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